xxvi, 338 pages ; 21 cm

Mohandas K. Gandhi, called Mahatma ("great soul"), was the father of modern India, but his influence has spread well beyond the subcontinent and is as important today as it was in the first part of the twentieth century and during this nation's own civil rights movement. Taken from Gandhi's writings throughout his life, this text introduces the reader to Gandhi's thoughts on politics, spirituality, poverty, suffering, love, non-violence, civil disobedience, and his own life. The pieces collected here, with explanatory head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer a clearest, thorough portrait of a great spiritual leader

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Random House, 1962

Includes bibliographical references and index

pt. 1. The man. Beginnings of a great man -- Gandhi in England -- Gandhi fails -- The method is born -- The struggle -- Victory in South Africa -- pt. 2. The Mahatma. Facing the British in India -- Segregation in India -- Civil disobedience succeeds -- Murder in an Indian garden -- Non-violence -- Gandhi's road to jail -- The power of the mind -- National independence is not enough -- Gandhi's message to all men -- Gandhi's political principles -- Belief and human welfare -- Sex, sanitation, and segregation -- The liberty march -- How to enjoy jail -- Fast against Indian prejudice -- Blueprint for a better life -- Gandhi on socialism and communism -- Gandhi about himself -- Gandhi's advice to negroes -- Love versus war and dictators -- "Quit India" -- Independence and sorrow -- Last victory

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